Meet the highest paid tech CEOs

Larry Ellison often topped our tallies of the highest paid tech CEOs. Ellison gave up the Oracle CEO job in 2014, and now his successors – who made $53 million apiece last year – share the distinction of highest paid tech CEO. See who else made the top 20.

Mark Hurd, CEO, Oracle

Oracle’s co-chief executive received a 41% raise in 2015, driving the value of his pay package to $53.2 million. Nearly all of Hurd’s compensation came in the form of stock and option awards valued at $52.3 million.

Safra Catz, CEO, Oracle

Like her co-CEO, Catz received a $53.2 million pay package – up 41% from $37.7 million in 2014 – that consists nearly entirely of stock and option awards (with the exception of a $950,000 salary and miscellaneous perks.)

Brian Roberts, CEO, president and chairman, Comcast

Roberts received both the highest salary ($2.9 million) and the largest cash bonus ($9.8 million) among the pay packages examined. His total pay, valued at $36.2 million, was up 10% compared to 2014, when he received $33 million.

Marissa Mayer, CEO, Yahoo

Despite a $6 million pay cut, Mayer still managed to rank among the highest paid tech CEOs in the U.S. The top exec at Yahoo received a pay package valued at $36 million in 2015, down 15% from $42.1 million a year earlier. Just 3% of Mayer’s 2015 compensation came in the form of cash; the bulk of her package is tied to stock and option awards.

Randall Stephenson, CEO, president and chairman, AT&T

A 5% raise brought Stephenson’s compensation to $25.1 million last year (up from $24 million in 2014). Twenty-nine percent of his pay came in the form of cash, including his $1.7 million salary and $5.5 million bonus.

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Nadella’s pay spiked to $84.3 million in 2014, the year he was named Microsoft CEO. Last year, his compensation went the other direction, declining 78% to $18.3 million. Thirty percent of his 2015 pay came in the form of cash, including his $1.2 million salary and $4.3 million bonus.

Gary Dickerson, CEO and president, Applied Materials

The value of Dickerson’s pay package climbed 10% in 2015. One reason for the gains was Dickerson's perks, which included a $3.2 million payment for “tax equalization” as part of the company’s relocation program.

Mark Templeton, former CEO and president, Citrix

Templeton’s compensation doubled last year to $15.8 million, up from $7.9 million in 2014. Templeton, who spent 20 years with Citrix, announced plans to retire last July. His fiscal 2015 compensation package included a $4.3 million retention bonus.